Memorial

Acryse School WW1

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Current Location

St Martin's Church, Acrise Place, Acrise, Shepway, Kent, CT18 8JZ, England

TR 19390 42230

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 41169
Description: PLAIN RECTANGULAR BRASS PLAQUE MOUNTED ONTO A WOODEN BACKBOARD. ADDITIONAL BRASS PLAQUE ADDED AT THE BASE GIVES DETAILS OF ITS PREVIOUS LOCATION
Inscription: UPPER PLAQUE: IN PROUD AND HONOURED MEMORY OF THE/ FOLLOWING SCHOLARS OF THIS SCHOOL/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR, 1914 - 18./ (NAMES)/ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE" LOWER PLAQUE: THE ABOVE PLATE/ WAS REMOVED FROM/ ACRYSE SCHOOL/ GIFT OF J. E. ELDRIDGE/ UNVEILED BY/ SIR HENRY MACKINNON/ DECEMBER 1920/ GIVES GREAT PLEASURE TO/ HAVE IT ERECTED IN THIS HALL/ JANUARY 1959

Backboard

Made from: Wood

Condition: Good

Plaque

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good